New York A 5168: Creates the public employees' fair employment act study commission to review the existing Taylor law

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A05168 Summary:

BILL NOA05168 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01908

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SPONSORPalmesano

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COSPNSRBarclay, Angelino, Beephan, Bendett, Blankenbush, Bologna, Brabenec, Brown E, DeStefano, DiPietro,
 Friend, Gallahan, Giglio, Hawley, Jensen, Lemondes, Maher, Manktelow, McDonough, Mikulin, Miller,
 Morinello, Simpson, Slater, Smith, Smullen, Tague, Walsh, Bailey, Chludzinski, Sempolinski

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3638, Ed L; amd §1854, Pub Auth L

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Relates to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school buses.

Go to top A05168 Actions:

BILL NOA05168 

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02/12/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

05/18/2026held for consideration in education

Go to topA05168 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:17/7 Action: Held for Consideration Correction Date:05/22/2026BenedettoAyeSmithNay

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughExcused

PaulinAyeMikulinExcused

RamosAyeReillyNay

KimExcusedBrownNay

OtisAyeChangNay

HyndmanAyePirozzoloNay

BronsonAyeSempolinskiNay

RomeroAyeMillerNay

Bichotte HermelAbsent

JacobsonAye

ButtenschonAbsent

ConradAbsent

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAbsent

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkAye

ZaccaroAye

TorresAye

Go to topA05168 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05168 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5168

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, ANGELINO, BEEPHAN, BENDETT,
 BLANKENBUSH, BOLOGNA, BRABENEC, E. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, FRIEND,
 GALLAHAN, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, JENSEN, LEMONDES, MAHER, MANKTELOW, McDO-
 NOUGH, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO, SIMPSON, SLATER, SMITH, SMULLEN,
 TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public authorities law, in
 relation to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school
 buses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3638 of the education law, as added by section 1 of
 2 subpart A of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, subdivision 7 as
 3 added by section 19 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 § 3638. Zero-emission school buses. 1. For the purposes of this
 6 section "zero-emission school bus" shall mean a school bus that: is
 7 propelled by an electric motor and associated power electronics which
 8 provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels during normal vehicle
 9 operations and draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or battery;
 10 or otherwise operates without direct emission of atmospheric pollutants.
 11 2. [(a) No later than July first, two thousand twenty-seven, every
 12 school district shall:
 13 (i) only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses when purchasing
 14 or leasing new buses;
 15 (ii) include requirements in any procurement for school transportation
 16 services that any contractors providing transportation services for the
 17 school district must only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses
 18 when purchasing or leasing new school buses; and
 19 (iii) include requirements in any procurement for the manufacturing or
 20 retrofitting of a zero-emission school bus and charging or fueling
 21 infrastructure that the components and parts used or supplied in the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04865-01-5

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 1 performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced
 2 or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territo-
 3 ries or possessions and that final assembly of the zero-emission school
 4 bus and charging or fueling infrastructure shall occur in the United
 5 States, its territories or possessions.
 6 (b) The commissioner, in consultation with the New York state energy
 7 research and development authority and office of general services, may
 8 waive the contracting requirements set forth in subparagraph (iii) of
 9 paragraph (a) of this subdivision if the commissioner determines that
 10 the requirements would not be in